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   tearful

   /ˈtɪəf(ʊ)l/

   adjective

   • 1. crying or inclined to cry: "a tearful infant" Similar in tearscryingweepingsobbingwailingsnivellingwhimperingclose to tearson the verge of tearswith tears in one's eyesemotionalupsetdistressedsadunhappygreetinginformal:weepytearyblubberingblubbingrare:lachrymoselarmoyantOpposite happysmilinglaughing
   • ▪ causing tears; sad or emotional: "a tearful farewell" Similar emotionalupsettingdistressingsadheartbreakingheart-rendingsorrowfulpoignantmovingtouchingtear-jerkingaffectingpatheticliterary:dolorousOpposite cheerful

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   • 1. tearfulness noun

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   What does tearful mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! TEARFUL definition: 1. crying or likely to cry: 2. crying or likely to cry: 3. with tears of sadness: . Learn more.

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   What does a tearful face mean?

   • 1. inclined to cry or weep; with much crying or weeping. She was very tearful; a tearful farewell. 2. covered with tears. tearful faces. a kind of gas causing blinding tears, used against eg rioters. marked with tears. a tear-stained face. crying or weeping. She was in tears over the broken doll.

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   What does it mean if a person has a tear?

   • a drop of liquid coming from the eye, as a result of emotion ( especially sadness) or because something ( eg smoke) has irritated it. tears of joy/laughter/rage. 1. inclined to cry or weep; with much crying or weeping. She was very tearful; a tearful farewell. 2. covered with tears. tearful faces.

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   What is a tearful melodrama?

   • 1. Filled with or accompanied by tears: tearful eyes; a tearful farewell. 2. So piteous as to excite tears: a tearful melodrama. tear′ful·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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   What does Margaret's tearful response show?

   • Margaret's tearful response shows how deeply entrenched is her internalization of spinsterhood. Tearful, having to go without a drink, by the sound of it. Have you been tearful or crying?

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   adjective. us / ˈtɪər·fəl / Add to word list. with tears of sadness: The school year ended with tearful farewells to favorite teachers and best friends.

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     crying or likely to cry: After a tearful farewell at the...

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     TEARFUL translate: ému/-e aux larmes, pleins de larmes,...

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     TEARFUL translate: 含泪的;流泪的;可能会哭的. Learn more in the...

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   Tearful means crying or likely to cry, or with tears of sadness. Learn more about this adjective, its synonyms and how to use it in sentences with Cambridge Dictionary.

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